Peter Mieg
Peter Mieg was a Swiss composer, painter and journalist.Biography
Mieg was born in Lenzburg where he spent almost all his life. He studied art history, archaeology, music history as well as French and German Literature in Zurich, Basel and Paris from 1927 to 1933. In the early 1930s Mieg became a journalist writing articles about art, music and literature for newspapers such as the Basler Nachrichten, the Weltwoche and the Badener Tagblatt.
Between 1933 and 1939 he became friends with the conductor and patron Paul Sacher and the composers Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Arthur Honegger and Bohuslav Martinu.Compositions
In the 1940s Mieg completed his musical formation with Frank Martin. His first important works were written in the 1950s in a very personal neoclassicism. From that time on he was commissioned by the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Lucerne Festival Strings and many others.
Mieg wrote some 135 compositions, including several concertos, a lot of chamber music and piano music.Painting
In 1961 Mieg exhibited his gouaches for the first time. They mostly represent still life and landscapes. He had been painting since his childhood.Family
Peter Mieg’s grandaunt was Swiss composer and singer Fanny Hünerwadel.
